Difference between revisions of "Shields found in Britain"
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==Type R562== | ==Type R562== | ||
− | {{Type|''' | + | {{Type|'''Scandinavian''' <br> |
|i1=R562.jpg | |i1=R562.jpg | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Cat| | {{Cat| | ||
:Find Type- Grave Find | :Find Type- Grave Find | ||
− | :Find Date- | + | :Find Date- 1932 |
− | :Dimensions- | + | :Dimensions- Dia:6", H:2{{Frac|5|8}}" |
:Comments- | :Comments- | ||
:Bibliography- | :Bibliography- | ||
− | :*{{ListRef|}} | + | :*{{ListRef|Edwards 1934}} |
+ | :*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.183}} | ||
|Seen= | |Seen= | ||
|Museum= National Museum of Scotland | |Museum= National Museum of Scotland | ||
|Accession= | |Accession= | ||
|i1=NMS Ballinaby Boss.JPG | |i1=NMS Ballinaby Boss.JPG | ||
− | |i2= | + | |i2=Edwards-Shield Boss Ballinaby.jpg |
}} | }} | ||
− | ===Scotland, : Westness=== | + | ===[[:Category:Scotland, Orkney, Rousay: Westness|Scotland, Orkney, Rousay: Westness]] (Boat Burial)=== |
{{Cat| | {{Cat| | ||
− | :Find Type- | + | :Find Type- Boat Burial |
:Find Date- | :Find Date- | ||
:Dimensions- | :Dimensions- | ||
:Comments- | :Comments- | ||
:Bibliography- | :Bibliography- | ||
− | :*{{ListRef|}} | + | :*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|p.78, Appx.5 No. missing?}} |
|Seen= | |Seen= | ||
|Museum= National Museum of Scotland | |Museum= National Museum of Scotland | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | === | + | ===[[:Category:Scotland, Orkney, Rousay: Westness|Scotland, Orkney, Rousay: Westness]] (Oval Grave)=== |
{{Cat| | {{Cat| | ||
:Find Type- Grave Find | :Find Type- Grave Find | ||
:Find Date- | :Find Date- | ||
− | + | :Dimensions- | |
− | :Dimensions- | + | |
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
:Comments- | :Comments- | ||
:Bibliography- | :Bibliography- | ||
− | :*{{ListRef| | + | :*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|p.78, Appx.5 No. missing?}} |
− | + | |Seen= | |
− | + | |Museum= National Museum of Scotland | |
− | |Seen= | + | |Accession= |
− | |Museum= | + | |i1=NMS Westness Oval Grave Boss.JPG |
− | |Accession= | + | |
− | |i1= | + | |
|i2= | |i2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Scotland, Durness: Balnakeil=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- Grave Find - boy | ||
+ | :Find Date- 1991 | ||
+ | :Type- R562 (Low) | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | :Comments- 4 rivets. Scientific analysis of parts of the flange revealed remains of the wooden shield with a leather covering. (Scran) | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Low N.D.}} | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell 1998|p.140-142}} | ||
+ | :*{{ListWeb||[[http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-099-768-C Scran]]}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= Manx Museum | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |External=yes | ||
+ | |eWidth=130px | ||
+ | |eLink=http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/media.php?file=postcard/image/0036/00360098.jpg | ||
+ | |eCaption=Scran | ||
+ | |i1=Scran | ||
+ | |i2 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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:Dimensions- Dia:14.4cm; H:5.8cm | :Dimensions- Dia:14.4cm; H:5.8cm | ||
:No. of holes/nails- 4 | :No. of holes/nails- 4 | ||
− | :Shield Board- | + | :Shield Board- 6.5x3.5cm 4.5mm thick. Decorated in red dots, black & white strips |
:Comments- | :Comments- | ||
:Bibliography- | :Bibliography- | ||
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|Accession= 1966-0373.08 | |Accession= 1966-0373.08 | ||
|i1=Manx Ballateare Shield Boss.JPG | |i1=Manx Ballateare Shield Boss.JPG | ||
− | |i2= | + | |i2=Ballateare shield (Beatson2011).png |
}} | }} | ||
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:Comments- | :Comments- | ||
:Bibliography- | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|no.7 p.74,86-94, 105-107}} | ||
:*{{ListRef|Paterson 2014}} | :*{{ListRef|Paterson 2014}} | ||
− | |Seen= | + | |Seen=yes |
− | |Museum= | + | |Museum= Tullie House Museum |
|Accession= | |Accession= | ||
− | |i1= | + | |i1=TH Cumwhitton Shield Boss Grave 4.JPG |
|i2= | |i2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
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:Bibliography- | :Bibliography- | ||
:*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|no.6 p.74,86-94, 105-107}} | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|no.6 p.74,86-94, 105-107}} | ||
− | |Seen= | + | |Seen= |
|Museum= Grosvenor Museum | |Museum= Grosvenor Museum | ||
|Accession= M2894 | |Accession= M2894 | ||
− | |i1= | + | |i1=Shield Meols, Wirral (Boast 2012).JPG |
+ | |i2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===England, Norfolk: Stoke Ferry, Wretton=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- Grave Find | ||
+ | :Find Date- | ||
+ | :Type- | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | :No. of holes/nails- | ||
+ | :Shield Board- | ||
+ | :Comments- HER 3/01/2011 | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|p.95}} | ||
+ | :*{{ListWeb||[[http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF4416-Early-Saxon-Late-Saxon-or-medieval-burial-with-gravegoods&Index=4093&RecordCount=56881&SessionID=b8b2462e-8926-4e96-aed1-a16db9b6ea50 www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk]]}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= ? | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1=Shield Stoke Ferry, Wretton (Boast 2012).JPG | ||
|i2= | |i2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Type R563== | ==Type R563== | ||
− | {{Type|''' | + | {{Type|'''Scandinavian''' <br> |
|i1=R563.jpg | |i1=R563.jpg | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | |||
==Type R564== | ==Type R564== | ||
− | {{Type|''' | + | {{Type|'''Scandinavian''' <br> |
|i1=R564.jpg | |i1=R564.jpg | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|Museum= Manx Museum | |Museum= Manx Museum | ||
|Accession= | |Accession= | ||
− | |i1= | + | |i1=Shield Balladoyne (Boast 2012).jpg |
|i2 | |i2 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|Museum= Manx Museum | |Museum= Manx Museum | ||
|Accession= 1954-2772/19 | |Accession= 1954-2772/19 | ||
− | |i1= | + | |i1=Shield Knoc-y-doonee (Boast 2012).jpg |
|i2 | |i2 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest|England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest]]=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- Grave Find - Cremation | ||
+ | :Find Date- 1822 | ||
+ | :Type- Rygh 564 (Boast 2012) | ||
+ | :Dimensions- Dia:5½" fragment (Bjorn & Shetelig 1940). Dia:11.4cm; H: 5.8cm (Boast 2012) | ||
+ | :No. of holes/nails- 1 visible | ||
+ | :Shield Board- | ||
+ | :Comments- Broken in 2 and damaged by fire. Boss was dented, probably after the cremation. | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Hodgson 1832}} | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.20}} | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Edwards 1998|p.12}} | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|no.8 p.74,86-94, 105-107}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= Tullie House Museum | ||
+ | |Accession= RF 389-420 or 418/419: 1 822 | ||
+ | |i1=Shield boss hesket.jpg | ||
+ | |i2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Irish Sea A Type== | ==Irish Sea A Type== | ||
− | {{Type|'''English''' <br> | + | {{Type|'''English?''' <br> |
|i1=Type A Boss.jpg | |i1=Type A Boss.jpg | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | === | + | ===Scotland, Arren: Millhill, Lamlash=== |
{{Cat| | {{Cat| | ||
:Find Type- Grave Find | :Find Type- Grave Find | ||
:Find Date- | :Find Date- | ||
− | :Dimensions- | + | :Dimensions- |
:Comments- | :Comments- | ||
:Bibliography- | :Bibliography- | ||
− | :*{{ListRef| | + | :*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.27-28, fig.11}} |
− | + | ||
:*{{ListRef|Harrison & Ó Floinn 2014|p.119}} | :*{{ListRef|Harrison & Ó Floinn 2014|p.119}} | ||
|Seen= | |Seen= | ||
− | |Museum= | + | |Museum= National Museum of Scotland |
|Accession= | |Accession= | ||
− | |i1= | + | |i1=NMS Lamlash Boss.JPG |
+ | |i2=NMS Lamlash Boss Side.JPG | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Isle of Man, : Cronk Moar=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- Grave Find | ||
+ | :Find Date- | ||
+ | :Type- Rygh 562 (Boast 2012); Irish Sea Type A (Harrison & Ó Floinn 2014) | ||
+ | :Dimensions- Dia:14.5cm, H:7.8cm (Boast 2012) | ||
+ | :No. of holes/nails- 6 | ||
+ | :Shield Board- fragment, 30x23cm, 4.48mm thick (Boast 2012) | ||
+ | :Comments- | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Bersu & Wilson 1966}} | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|no.1 p.74,86-94, 105-107}} | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Harrison & Ó Floinn 2014|p.119}} | ||
+ | |Seen=yes | ||
+ | |Museum= Manx Museum | ||
+ | |Accession= 1966-0374/05 | ||
+ | |i1=Manx Cronk Moar Shield Boss.jpg | ||
|i2= | |i2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | === | + | ===[[:Category:England, Cumbria: Appleby-in-Westmorland|England, Cumbria: Appleby-in-Westmorland, Ormside]]=== |
{{Cat| | {{Cat| | ||
:Find Type- Grave Find | :Find Type- Grave Find | ||
:Find Date- | :Find Date- | ||
− | :Dimensions- | + | :Type- Similar to C7th Anglo-Saxon (Boast 2012) |
+ | :Dimensions-Dia:6¾" H:3½" (Bjorn & Shetelig 1940). Dia:11.8cm, H:9.7cm (Boast 2012) | ||
+ | :No. of holes/nails- 2 visible | ||
+ | :Shield Board- | ||
:Comments- | :Comments- | ||
:Bibliography- | :Bibliography- | ||
− | :*{{ListRef| | + | :*{{ListRef|Cowen 1934}} |
+ | :*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.18}} | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|no.9 p.74,86-94, 105-107}} | ||
:*{{ListRef|Harrison & Ó Floinn 2014|p.119}} | :*{{ListRef|Harrison & Ó Floinn 2014|p.119}} | ||
− | |Seen= | + | |Seen=yes |
− | |Museum= | + | |Museum= Tullie House Museum |
− | |Accession= | + | |Accession= 1898.24.2 |
− | |i1= | + | |i1=TH Ormside Shield Boss.JPG |
− | |i2= | + | |i2= |
}} | }} | ||
==Irish Sea B Type== | ==Irish Sea B Type== | ||
− | {{Type|'''English''' <br> | + | {{Type|'''English?''' <br> |
|i1=Type B Boss.jpg | |i1=Type B Boss.jpg | ||
}} | }} | ||
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:*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.50, fig.29}} | :*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.50, fig.29}} | ||
:*{{ListRef|Harrison & Ó Floinn 2014|p.120}} | :*{{ListRef|Harrison & Ó Floinn 2014|p.120}} | ||
+ | :*{{ListWeb||[[http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-099-792-C Scran]]}} | ||
|Seen= | |Seen= | ||
|Museum= National Museum of Scotland | |Museum= National Museum of Scotland | ||
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|i1=NMS Ballinaby Boss 1877.JPG|Scotland: Ballinaby | |i1=NMS Ballinaby Boss 1877.JPG|Scotland: Ballinaby | ||
|i2=Shield Boss Ballinaby (Greig 1940).JPG | |i2=Shield Boss Ballinaby (Greig 1940).JPG | ||
+ | |i3=Shield boss - Ballinaby Grave 1 (Anderson 1880).JPG | ||
+ | |i4=Shield Handle - Ballinaby Grave 1 (Anderson 1880).JPG | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | == | + | ==Shields still awaiting classification== |
Shields that we've not managed to establish a type for yet. | Shields that we've not managed to establish a type for yet. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Colonsay: Machrins=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Type- Possible boat burial. c.850-950 | ||
+ | :Find Date- On or before 1898 | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | :Comments- | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Macleod 1898|p.7}} | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.46, 47}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= National Museum of Scotland | ||
+ | |Accession= I.L. 315-325 | ||
+ | |i1= | ||
+ | |i2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
===England, Oxford: Magdalen Bridge=== | ===England, Oxford: Magdalen Bridge=== | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | === | + | ==Unclassified shields - too decayed== |
+ | |||
+ | ===England, Derbyshire: Heath Wood (Mound 50), Ingleby=== | ||
{{Cat| | {{Cat| | ||
− | :Find Type- Grave Find | + | :Find Type- Grave Find |
− | :Find Date- | + | :Find Date- |
− | : | + | :Type- No Boss (Boast 2012) |
− | :Comments- | + | :Dimensions- n/a |
+ | :No. of holes/nails- | ||
+ | :Shield Board- | ||
+ | :Comments- only nails and shield clamps found | ||
:Bibliography- | :Bibliography- | ||
− | :*{{ListRef| | + | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|no.10 p.74,86-94, 105-107}} |
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
|Seen= | |Seen= | ||
− | |Museum= | + | |Museum= Derby Museum |
− | |Accession= | + | |Accession= HW99 |
− | |i1= | + | |i1= |
|i2= | |i2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===England, Derbyshire: Heath Wood (Mound 7), Ingleby=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- Grave Find | ||
+ | :Find Date- | ||
+ | :Type- No Boss (Boast 2012) | ||
+ | :Dimensions- n/a | ||
+ | :No. of holes/nails- | ||
+ | :Shield Board- | ||
+ | :Comments- only nails found | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|no.11 p.74,86-94, 105-107}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= Derby Museum | ||
+ | |Accession= HW99 | ||
+ | |i1= | ||
+ | |i2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Unclassified shields - Lost or only possibly from the Viking Age== | ||
===Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Argyll: Luss, Boiden=== | ===Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Argyll: Luss, Boiden=== | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | === | + | ===England, Cumbria: Beacon Hill Barrow, Aspatria=== |
− | {{Cat| | + | {{Cat| |
− | :Type- | + | :Find Type- |
− | :Find Date- | + | :Find Date- 1789 |
− | :Dimensions- | + | :Type- |
− | :Comments- | + | :Dimensions- |
+ | :No. of holes/nails- | ||
+ | :Shield Board- | ||
+ | :Comments- HER 601 | ||
:Bibliography- | :Bibliography- | ||
− | :*{{ListRef| | + | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|p.95}} |
− | + | ||
|Seen= | |Seen= | ||
− | |Museum= | + | |Museum= ? |
− | |Accession= | + | |Accession= |
+ | |i1= | ||
+ | |i2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===England, Lancashire: Sandhole Wood, nr Claughton Hall=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- | ||
+ | :Find Date- 1822 | ||
+ | :Type- | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | :No. of holes/nails- | ||
+ | :Shield Board- | ||
+ | :Comments- SMR PRN119-MLA119 | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|p.95}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= ? | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1= | ||
+ | |i2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===England, Greater Manchester: Hasty Knoll, Blackrod, Bolton=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- | ||
+ | :Find Date- 1770 | ||
+ | :Type- | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | :No. of holes/nails- | ||
+ | :Shield Board- | ||
+ | :Comments- SMR 501.1.0 | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|p.95}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= ? | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1= | ||
+ | |i2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===England, Nottinghamshire: Bingham, Rushcliffe=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- | ||
+ | :Find Date- 1863 | ||
+ | :Type- | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | :No. of holes/nails- | ||
+ | :Shield Board- | ||
+ | :Comments- MON 8873 SMR 1463 | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|p.95}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= ? | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1= | ||
+ | |i2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===England, Bedfordshire: Harrold, Bedford Borough=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- | ||
+ | :Find Date- 1950 | ||
+ | :Type- | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | :No. of holes/nails- | ||
+ | :Shield Board- | ||
+ | :Comments- SMR 64-MBD64 | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|p.95}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= ? | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1= | ||
+ | |i2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===England, Cambridgeshire: Waterbeach=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- | ||
+ | :Find Date- 1938 | ||
+ | :Type- | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | :No. of holes/nails- | ||
+ | :Shield Board- | ||
+ | :Comments- HER 05351 | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|p.95}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= ? | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1= | ||
+ | |i2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===England, Cambridgeshire: Bartlow=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- | ||
+ | :Find Date- 1853 | ||
+ | :Type- | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | :No. of holes/nails- | ||
+ | :Shield Board- | ||
+ | :Comments- HER 06132 | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|p.95}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= ? | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1= | ||
+ | |i2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===England, Cambridgeshire: Unknown=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- | ||
+ | :Find Date- ? | ||
+ | :Type- | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | :No. of holes/nails- | ||
+ | :Shield Board- | ||
+ | :Comments- HER 09788B | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|p.95}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= ? | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1= | ||
+ | |i2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===England, Berkshire: Aston Rise, Remenham=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- | ||
+ | :Find Date- 1921 | ||
+ | :Type- | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | :No. of holes/nails- | ||
+ | :Shield Board- | ||
+ | :Comments- HER 00652.00.000-MWK1041 | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|p.95}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= ? | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1= | ||
+ | |i2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===England, Berkshire: Reading=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- | ||
+ | :Find Date- ? | ||
+ | :Type- | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | :No. of holes/nails- | ||
+ | :Shield Board- | ||
+ | :Comments- HER 01642.00.000-MRD3657 | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|p.95}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= ? | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1= | ||
+ | |i2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===England, Berkshire: Noah's Ark field, Cookham=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- | ||
+ | :Find Date- ? | ||
+ | :Type- | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | :No. of holes/nails- | ||
+ | :Shield Board- | ||
+ | :Comments- HER 00505.00.000-MRW836 | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|p.95}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= ? | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1= | ||
+ | |i2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===England, Oxford: Park Crecent=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- | ||
+ | :Find Date- 1865 | ||
+ | :Type- | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | :No. of holes/nails- | ||
+ | :Shield Board- | ||
+ | :Comments- HER 6048-MOX9982 | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|p.95}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= ? | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
+ | |i1= | ||
+ | |i2= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===England, West Sussex: Clayton=== | ||
+ | {{Cat| | ||
+ | :Find Type- | ||
+ | :Find Date- 1824 | ||
+ | :Type- | ||
+ | :Dimensions- | ||
+ | :No. of holes/nails- | ||
+ | :Shield Board- | ||
+ | :Comments- SMR 4121-MWS969 | ||
+ | :Bibliography- | ||
+ | :*{{ListRef|Boast 2012|p.95}} | ||
+ | |Seen= | ||
+ | |Museum= ? | ||
+ | |Accession= | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:20, 23 August 2018
More Found in Britain pages
Viking Age Compendium articles on Shields:
Viking Age Compendium articles on Shields:
Due to the boss being the only part of the shield to survive I have classified the finds by shield boss type.
For a discussion about the shield boss types see Round Shield Bosses.
Type R562
Scotland, Caithness: Reay
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Scotland, : Ballinaby
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Scotland, Orkney, Rousay: Westness (Boat Burial)
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Scotland, Orkney, Rousay: Westness (Oval Grave)
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Scotland, Durness: Balnakeil
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Isle of Man, : Ballateare
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England, Cumbria: Cumwhitton - Grave 4
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England, Merseyside: Meols, Wirral
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England, Norfolk: Stoke Ferry, Wretton
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Type R563
Type R564
Isle of Man, St. John's: Balladoyne Churchyard
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Isle of Man, Ayre: Knoc-y-doonee
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England, Cumbria: Hesket-in-the-Forest
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Irish Sea A Type
Scotland, Arren: Millhill, Lamlash
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Isle of Man, : Cronk Moar
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England, Cumbria: Appleby-in-Westmorland, Ormside
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Irish Sea B Type
Isle of Man, : Balladoole
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Scotland, Colonsay: Kiloran Bay
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Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby
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Shields still awaiting classification
Shields that we've not managed to establish a type for yet.
Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Colonsay: Machrins
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England, Oxford: Magdalen Bridge
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Unclassified shields - too decayed
England, Derbyshire: Heath Wood (Mound 50), Ingleby
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England, Derbyshire: Heath Wood (Mound 7), Ingleby
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Unclassified shields - Lost or only possibly from the Viking Age
Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Argyll: Luss, Boiden
Also known as 'Lower Bridge of Froon, Boiden Mound'
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England, Cumbria: Beacon Hill Barrow, Aspatria
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England, Lancashire: Sandhole Wood, nr Claughton Hall
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England, Greater Manchester: Hasty Knoll, Blackrod, Bolton
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England, Nottinghamshire: Bingham, Rushcliffe
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England, Bedfordshire: Harrold, Bedford Borough
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England, Cambridgeshire: Waterbeach
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England, Cambridgeshire: Bartlow
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England, Cambridgeshire: Unknown
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England, Berkshire: Aston Rise, Remenham
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England, Berkshire: Reading
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England, Berkshire: Noah's Ark field, Cookham
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England, Oxford: Park Crecent
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England, West Sussex: Clayton
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Select Bibliography
Bersu, Gerhard and Wilson, David M. (1966) Three Viking Graves in the Isle of Man. The Society for Medieval Archaeology Monograph Servies: No 1 [BERSU & WILSON 1966] *
Boast, Emma (2012) The Viking Shield in the British Isles: changes in use from the 8th-11th Century in England and the Isle of Man. Unpublished MA. (available online) [BOAST 2012] *
Bjorn, Anathon, and Shetelig, Haakon (1940) Viking Antiquities in England. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 4 [BJORN & SHETELIG 1940] *
Grieg, Sigurd (1940) Viking Antiquities in Scotland. Edited by Haakon Shetelig. (Available Online) Viking Antiquities in Great Britain and Ireland: Part 2 [GRIEG 1940] *
Harrison, Stephen H. & Ó Floinn, Raghnall 2014 Viking Graves and Grave-Goods in Ireland. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. Medieval Dublin Excavations 1962-81: Ser.B Vol.11 [HARRISON & Ó FLOINN 2014] *
Redmond, Angela Z. (2007) Viking Burial in the North of England. A Study of Contact, Interaction and Reaction between Scandinavian Migrants with Resident Groups, and the effect of Immigration on Aspects of Cultural Continuity.. British Archaeological Reports: BAR 429 [REDMOND 2007] *
Roesdahl, Else; Graham-Campbell, James; Connor, Patricia and Pearson, Kenneth (1981) The Vikings in England, and their Danish homeland. [ROESDAHL 1981] *